The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23tn as ransom over the 12-month period between May 2023 and April 2024.

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The National Bureau of Statistics reports that Nigerians paid N2.23 trillion in ransom over 12 months. The report highlights the high incidence of crime.

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Crime cost Nigerians N2.23 trillion in just one year, NBS says

The latest ‘Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey’ (CESPS) by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N2.23 trillion in ransoms to kidnappers between May 2023 and April 2024. The report underscored the worsening security crisis across the country and its devastating financial impact on households. According to the survey, 65% of households affected by kidnapping were forced to pay ransoms t…

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Nigerians Paid N2.23trn Ransom To Kidnappers In 12 Months – NBS

Nigeria’s kidnapping epidemic has reached alarming proportions, with citizens paying a staggering 2.23 trillion naira ($2.79 billion) in ransom from May 2023 to April 2024. This figure, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), surpasses Nigeria’s 2024 defense budget of 1.647 trillion naira. The scale of this crisis is unprecedented. An estimated 51.89 million […]

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Nigeria's $2.79 Billion Ransom Crisis: A Nation Under Siege

A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that about 2.2 trillion was received by kidnappers as ransom within one year. The survey, which produced estimates at national and zonal levels covering both urban and rural areas for a 12-month reference period of May 2023 to April 2024, also disclosed that abductions []The post 2.2tr paid as ransom in 12 months, Northwest led with 1.2tr NBS appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria …

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2.2tr paid as ransom in 12 months, Northwest led with 1.2trNBS

A survey has revealed that over N2.23trn was paid as ransom to kidnappers between May 2023 and April 2024. The survey by the National Bureau of Statistics revealed Nigerians’ lack of confidence in the police to provide meaningful solutions to kidnapping incidents. The NBS Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report said of those affected by kidnappings, 65 per cent were forced to pay ransom to secure the release of victims. It reveale…

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Kidnappers Made N2.23trn From Nigerians In 12 Months – NBS

The latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed alarming figures on the state of crime in Nigeria.  The post Nigerians paid N2.23 trillion to kidnappers in 12 months – NBS report  appeared first on Nairametrics.

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Nigerians paid N2.23 trillion to kidnappers in 12 months – NBS report

According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report published on Tuesday, 65 per cent of households affected by kidnapping paid ransoms for the release of their loved ones from the abductors’ den.

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Nigerians spent ₦2.23tn as payment for ransom to kidnappers in one year — NBS — National Accord Newspaper

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says ransom money is estimated at 2,235,954 per individual kidnapping incidents between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS revealed this in its Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey, CESPS, 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The  CESPS is a household-based survey, which provides an in-depth understanding of the […] The post Nigerians paid N2.2trn ransom to kidnappers in 1 year — NBS appeared first …

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Nigerians paid N2.2trn ransom to kidnappers in 1 year -- NBS — Daily Nigerian

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23tn as ransom over the 12 months between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS, in its latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report, noted that the amount was paid by households affected by kidnapping...

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